Acura MDX Harmonic Balancer

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The Acura MDX harmonic balancer may also be referred to as the crank pulley damper, torsional damper or the vibration damper. This is a device found in your auto whose task is to minimize the torsional vibration. It is located at the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The idea behind the need for a harmonic balancer is simple. Torque is passed on to the engine crankshaft each time the engine cylinders fire. As a reaction to this force, the engine crankshaft wards off, thus generating vibrations every time torque is discharged. Specific engine speeds allow the torque forces to move in harmony with the vibrations produced by the engine crankshaft. This occurrence is known as resonance, something that could cause great strain that is too much for the crankshaft to take.

Resonance is often the cause of crankshaft failure in an internal combustion engine. For this, there is a need for a mechanism that can prevent resonance from getting the best of a crankshaft. The Acura MDX harmonic balancer is installed at the front end of the engine crankshaft in order to prevent vibration. The harmonic balancer is basically a damper that is made up of two things; a weight and a component that is capable of dissipating heat. The weight is able to oppose the vibration's speed, while the energy dissipating element takes up the vibrations. This energy dissipating element can take on the form of rubber, clutch or fluid, depending on the type of harmonic balancer.

However, the energy dissipating component in the Acura MDX harmonic balancer often fails with time, extreme temperatures and is vulnerable to harmful chemicals and lubricants. At such time, it is better to have the Acura MDX harmonic balancer rebuilt or substituted, since a harmonic balancer failure can cause a subsequent problem with the crankshaft. What happens to the crankshaft when the harmonic balancer fails is that it starts to develop cracks, and will end up getting severely damaged. Although some say that there is no need for a harmonic balancer in a car, it surely can do something to prevent the engine from self destruction.

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